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Railways Poland, in 36 editions.
The entry for Poland published Railways in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 26 editions. Each is shown as published. Railways in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 26
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Railroads” (1990 to 1995) and “Railways” (1996 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Published as “Railroads”
- 27,245 km total;
- 24,333 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 397 km 1.524-meter broad gauge, 2,515 km narrow gauge;
- 8,986 km double track;
- 10,000 km electrified;
- government owned (1986)
27,245 km total; 24,333 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 397 km 1.524-meter broad gauge, 2,515 km narrow gauge; 8,986 km double track; 10,000 km electrified; government owned (1986)
Published as “Railroads”
- 27,041 km total;
- 24,287 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 397 km 1.520-meter broad gauge, 2,357 km narrow gauge;
- 8,987 km double track;
- 11,016 km electrified;
- government owned (1989)
27,245 27,041 km total; 24,333 24,287 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 397 km 1.524-meter 1.520-meter broad gauge, 2,515 2,357 km narrow gauge; 8,986 8,987 km double track; 10,000 11,016 km electrified; government owned (1986) (1989)
Published as “Railroads”
- 27,041 km total;
- 24,287 km 1.435-meter gauge, 397 km 1.520-meter gauge, 2,357 km narrow gauge;
- 8,987 km double track;
- 11,016 km electrified;
- government owned (1989)
27,041 km total; 24,287 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 397 km 1.520-meter broad gauge,
2,357 km narrow gauge; 8,987 km double track; 11,016 km electrified;
government owned (1989)
Published as “Railroads”
- 26,250 km total;
- 23,857 km 1.435-meter gauge, 397 km 1.520-meter gauge, 1,996 km narrow gauge;
- 8,987 km double track;
- 11,510 km electrified;
- government owned (1991)
27,041 26,250 km total; 24,287 23,857 km 1.435-meter gauge, 397 km 1.520-meter gauge,2,357 1,996 km narrow gauge; 8,987 km double track; 11,016 11,510 km electrified;
government owned (1989) (1991)
Published as “Railroads”
- 26,250 km total;
- 23,857 km 1.435-meter gauge, 397 km 1.520-meter gauge, 1,996 km narrow gauge;
- 8,987 km double track;
- 11,510 km electrified;
- government owned (1991)
26,250 km total; 23,857 km 1.435-meter gauge, 397 km 1.520-meter gauge,
gauge, 1,996 km narrow gauge; 8,987 km double track; 11,510 km electrified;
electrified; government owned (1991)
Published as “Railroads”
- total:
- 25,528 km
- broad gauge:
- 659 km 1.520-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 23,014 km 1.435-m gauge (11,496 km electrified; 8,978 km double track)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,855 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1994)
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 25,528 km
broad gauge: 659 km 1.520-m gauge
standard gauge: 23,014 km 1.435-m gauge (11,496 km electrified; 8,978
km double track)
narrow gauge: 1,855 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m,
0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1994)
- total:
- 25,166 km
- broad gauge:
- 656 km 1.520-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 22,655 km 1.435-m gauge (11,496 km electrified; 8,978 km double track)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,855 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1995)
total: 25,528 25,166 km
broad gauge: 659 656 km 1.520-m gauge
standard gauge: 23,014 22,655 km 1.435-m gauge (11,496 km electrified; 8,978
8,978 km double track)
narrow gauge: 1,855 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m,
0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1994) (1995)
- total:
- 24,313 km
- broad gauge :
- 652 km 1.520-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 22,243 km 1.435-m gauge (11,648 km electrified; 8,978 km double track)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,418 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1995)
total: 25,166 24,313 km
broad gauge: 656 gauge : 652 km 1.520-m gauge
standard gauge: 22,655 22,243 km 1.435-m gauge (11,496 (11,648 km electrified;
km double track)
narrow gauge: 1,855 1,418 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m,
0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1995)
- total:
- 24,313 km
- broad gauge:
- 652 km 1.520-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 22,243 km 1.435-m gauge (11,648 km electrified; 8,978 km double track)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,418 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1996)
total: 24,313 km
broad gauge : gauge: 652 km 1.520-m gauge
standard gauge: 22,243 km 1.435-m gauge (11,648 km electrified; 8,978
km double track)
narrow gauge: 1,418 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m,
0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1995) (1996)
- total:
- 24,313 km
- broad gauge:
- 652 km 1.520-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 22,243 km 1.435-m gauge (11,648 km electrified; 8,978 km double track)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,418 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1996)
total: 24,313 km
broad gauge: 652 km 1.520-m gauge
standard gauge: 22,243 km 1.435-m gauge (11,648 km electrified; 8,978
8,978 km double track)
narrow gauge: 1,418 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m,
0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1996)
- total:
- 23,420 km
- broad gauge:
- 646 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 21,639 km 1.435-m gauge (11,626 km electrified; 8,978 km double track)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1998)
total: 24,313 23,420 km
broad gauge: 652 646 km 1.520-m 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 22,243 21,639 km 1.435-m gauge (11,648 (11,626 km electrified;
narrow gauge: 1,418 1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m,(1996) (1998)
- total:
- 23,420 km broad gauge: 646 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 21,639 km 1.435-m gauge (11,626 km electrified; 8,978 km double track) narrow gauge: 1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1998)
total: 23,420 km
- total:
- 23,420 km
- broad gauge:
- 646 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 21,639 km 1.435-m gauge (11,626 km electrified; 8,978 km double-tracked)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (2001)
total: 23,420 km
broad gauge: 646 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 21,639 km 1.435-m gauge (11,626 km electrified; 8,978 km double track) double-tracked)
narrow gauge: 1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1998) (2001)
- total:
- 23,420 km
- broad gauge:
- 646 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 21,639 km 1.435-m gauge (11,626 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (2002)
total: 23,420 km
broad gauge: 646 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 21,639 km 1.435-m gauge (11,626 km electrified; 8,978 km double-tracked) electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (2001) (2002)
- total:
- 23,852 km
- broad gauge:
- 629 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 23,223 km 1.435-m gauge (11,962 km electrified) (2003)
total: 23,420 23,852 km
broad gauge: 646 629 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 21,639 23,223 km 1.435-m gauge (11,626 (11,962 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (2002)
- total:
- 23,852 km
- broad gauge:
- 629 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 23,223 km 1.435-m gauge (20,555 km operational) (11,962 km electrified) (2004)
total: 23,852 km
broad gauge: 629 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 23,223 km 1.435-m gauge (20,555 km operational) (11,962 km electrified) (2003) (2004)
- total:
- 23,072 km
- broad gauge:
- 629 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 22,443 km 1.435-m gauge (20,555 km operational; 11,910 km electrified) (2005)
total: 23,852 23,072 km
broad gauge: 629 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 23,223 22,443 km 1.435-m gauge (20,555 km operational) (11,962 operational; 11,910 km electrified) (2004) (2005)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- total:
- 23,072 km
- broad gauge:
- 629 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 22,443 km 1.435-m gauge (20,555 km operational; 11,910 km electrified) (2006)
total: 23,072 km
broad gauge: 629 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 22,443 km 1.435-m gauge (20,555 km operational; 11,910 km electrified) (2005) (2006)
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- total:
- 22,314 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 12
- broad gauge:
- 633 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 21,681 km 1.435-m gauge (11,769 km electrified) (2007)
total: 23,072
22,314 km
country comparison to the world:
12
broad gauge: 629
633 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 22,443
21,681 km 1.435-m gauge (20,555 km operational; 11,910 (11,769 km electrified) (2006) (2007)
- total:
- 19,428 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 15
- broad gauge:
- 399 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 19,029 km 1.435-m gauge (11,805 km electrified) (2010)
total:22,314 19,428 km
country comparison to the world:12 15
broad gauge:633 399 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge:21,681 19,029 km 1.435-m gauge (11,769 (11,805 km electrified) (2007) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 19,428 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 15
- broad gauge:
- 399 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 19,029 km 1.435-m gauge (11,805 km electrified) (2007)
total:
19,428 km
country comparison to the world:
15
broad gauge:
399 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge:
19,029 km 1.435-m gauge (11,805 km electrified) (2010) (2007)
- total:
- 19,837 km
- broad gauge:
- 395 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 19,442 km 1.435-m gauge (11,899 km electrified) (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 15
total:
19,428country comparison to the world:broad gauge:
15
399
standard gauge:
19,029(11,805 (11,899 km electrified) (2007) (2014)
country comparison to the world: 15
- total:
- 19,837 km
- broad gauge:
- 395 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 19,442 km 1.435-m gauge (11,899 km electrified) (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 16
total: 19,837 km
broad gauge: 395 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 19,442 km 1.435-m gauge (11,899 km electrified) (2014)
country comparison to the world: 15 16
- total:
- 19,231 km
- broad gauge:
- 395 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 18,836 km 1.435-m gauge (11,865 km electrified) (2015)
- country comparison to the world:
- 15
total: 19,837 19,231 km
broad gauge: 395 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 19,442 18,836 km 1.435-m gauge (11,899 (11,865 km electrified) (2014) (2015)
country comparison to the world: 16 15
The same text in 4 editions, 2018 to 2021.
- total:
- 19,231 km (2016)
- standard gauge:
- 18,836 km 1.435-m gauge (11,874 km electrified) (2016)
- broad gauge:
- 395 km 1.524-m gauge (2016)
total: 19,231 km
broad gauge: 395 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 18,836 km 1.435-m gauge (11,865 (11,874 km electrified) (2015) (2016)country comparison to the world: 15 broad gauge: 395 km 1.524-m gauge (2016)
- total:
- 19,231 km (2016)
- standard gauge:
- 18,836 km (2016) 1.435-m gauge (11,874 km electrified)
- broad gauge:
- 395 km (2016) 1.524-m gauge
total: 19,231 km (2016)
standard gauge: 18,836 km (2016) 1.435-m gauge (11,874 km electrified) (2016)
broad gauge: 395 km (2016) 1.524-m gauge (2016)
The same text in 3 editions, 2023 to 2025.
- total:
- 19,461 km (2020) 11,946 km electrified
total: 19,231 km (2016) 19,461 km
standard gauge: 18,836 km (2016) 1.435-m gauge (11,874electrified) (2020) 11,946 km
broad gauge: 395(2016) 1.524-m gauge electrified
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Poland: Railways.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/poland/railways.